Automne 2012 #8

I love seafood and calamari is one of them. This is a dish that I will always order in a Korean restaurant but it is so easy to do it yourself at home too. Needless to say, I cook this pretty often =) 

Ohjinguh bokkeum!! - Cooked this a couple of weeks back.  

Today, I decided to concoct the sauce for around 10 portions and store them in a glass jar so that I can avoid the hassle of taking out bottles of sauces every time I need it (since it is on a frequent basis).

Yes, I think I am quite confident to say that I have a very well-stocked "asian supermarket" at home. Hahahaha! *Shrugs* One's tastebuds will always goes back to its roots.

Hiver 2011/2012 #11

One of the toys I brought back from Singapore - a small wooden rolling pin that fits the size of my hands.

I use this primarily for making the skin of my gyozas or dumplings for now. This is an excellent purchase. It is so much easier for me now compared to the giant rolling pin I was using before that were meant for men or people who likes to roll out their dough while grabbing onto the rolling pin at both ends, it just exhaust me completely at the end. With this hand-held size, I totally feel like a Ding Tai Fung expert. LoL!!

The fillings that I'm very proud of - burst of meat juices the moment you bite into it.

Yes, you are right, I was wrapping my gyozas while watching streaming tv serials/varieties from my laptop. Haha! I do them in bulk (50 of them at the end usually), so that I don't have to go through the whole session of making the dough again for the next 2 - 3 sessions.

Pan-fried versions for W.

I like mine in soups. A very versatile dish that allows you to do it in the style you prefer.

Hiver 2011/2012 #1

I found this packet of "bean sprouts" in the Korean supermarket that I frequent. It seems very popular with the local Korean community and looks different from the usual bean sprouts I'm used to. I bought a packet to try.

I cook it ala Korean style (like what I did previously here) with some soya sauce, Korean chilli powder, sesame oil and sesame seeds after giving them a quick dip in the boiling water. This dish is so simple that I don't even know whether it should be defined as "cooking". LoL. I like it very much though.

Anchovies. The Korean supermarket sell it frozen here. 

This dish, from what I know, have the sweet & spicy version, as well as the sweet and salty version because honey or corn syrup are being used for both versions. This is the sweet and salty version. =)

Automne 2011 #31

With the spinach & watercress that I bought from the marché, I used 30 mins to prepare my one week supply of vegetable side dishes, because working = (1) no time (2) not much time (3) not in a mood for cooking.

I like preparing Korean-styled side dishes because they keep well.

And, I'm preparing watercress and spinach together because I'm using almost the same seasonings (less complicated when it comes to preparation and much faster when it comes to process), the only major difference would be one is spicy, the other isn't.

Coordination is the key here. I boil the vegetables in batches because of their quantity. If you boil them altogether, there will be some parts that are undercooked, and some overcooked cos you cannot turn them in time in the boiling water.

Also, get the tub of cold water right next to the stove, so that you can transfer them quickly to stop the cooking process.

After 10 mins of mixing the seasonings, store them in air-tight containers before putting them into the fridge.


Dinner - 2 servings of watercress & 1 serving of spinach, with pork slices in XO-sauce (spicy version).


I felt really full after this, it must be all that fibre.

Hot stone rice - how it should be in winter...

... esp when it's snowing outside with temperature dipping way below 0 degrees celcius.

Had some leftover chicken fillet left in the fridge. Turned it into teriyaki chicken chucks, kimchi (young radish), sweet corn, and threw an egg into the hot stone pot.



I managed to get very nice 锅巴 (slightly burnt crispy rice) on the sides of the stone pot too!!

I'm not going to step out of the house until 2010. Hahaha!!
I'm very happy with my 5 newly purchased fiction books, milk tea, well-heated rooms, fleece pyjamas, warm bedroom socks, msn, webcam, free trunk calls, american/hongkong/japanese/korean dramas, etc.
People have to come up with a very very very convincing, good reason to lure me out of the house into the cold.